UK geothermal potential revealed by new platform and interactive map
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A geothermal drilling rig. A new government-funded geothermal initiative, which includes an interactive map, has launched to help decision makers assess the geothermal potential across the UK. Geothermal technologies, which use heat from the ground, have the potential to decarbonise heating and cooling, playing a role in the energy transition to net zero emissions in […]
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Turned down renewables could have powered all Scottish Homes in H1 2025
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Wind power on Stornoway. Northern Scotland alone accounted for over 86% of GB’s curtailed volume, curtailing 4TWh of wind energy at a cost of over £116m, said the report. A new report reveals that over 5.5TWh of clean electricity was turned off across Great Britain and Ireland in the first half of 2025, costing consumers […]
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Biogas industry calls for recognition of biomethane as a Net Zero fuel within UK ETS in open letter to Ed Miliband
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The Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) alongside leading businesses from UK industry and the biogas sector, has written to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband MP, calling for the urgent recognition of biomethane as a Net Zero fuel. The letter warns that failure to act swiftly risks jeopardising […]
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7 Pandas Tricks for Time-Series Feature Engineering
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Feature engineering is one of the most important steps when it comes to building effective machine learning models, and this is no less important when dealing with time-series data.
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Grok’s Share and Claude’s Leak: 5 Things We Can Learn From System Prompts
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The foundational instructions that govern the operation and user/model interaction of language models (also known as system prompts) are able to offer insights into how we — as users, AI practitioners, and developers — can optimize our interactions, approach future model advancements, and develop useful language model-driven applications.
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Sabin Center Submits Comment Letters on EPA’s Proposed Repeal of Power Plant GHG Emission Standards
On June 17, 2025, EPA published a proposed rule to either repeal entirely, or significantly revise, a rule issued in 2024 which set performance standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants to limit their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This week, the Sabin Center filed three comment letters opposing the proposal. First, the Sabin Center commented on […]
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DeBriefed 8 August 2025: Arctic heatwave; Climate anxiety deep-dive; France’s wildfire crisis
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week Global extremes RECORD HEAT: Multiple countries experienced record heat this week. Nordic countries were hit by a “truly unprecedented” heatwave, where temperatures reached above 30C in the Arctic Circle and Finland endured three straight weeks with 30C […]
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Analysis: Record UK wildfires have burned an area twice the size of Glasgow in 2025
Wildfires have scorched more than 40,000 hectares of land so far this year across the UK – an area more than twice the size of the Scottish city of Glasgow. This is already a record amount of land burned in a single year, far exceeding the previous high, Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS) data shows. […]
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Of Warming and Warzones: The Legal Status of Military Emissions in the ICJ’s Climate Opinion
Military activities and armed conflicts are a growing climate liability. Along with thousands of deaths, twelve months of war in Ukraine resulted in around 120 million tons of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – matching Belgium’s emissions over the same period. The climate footprint of the first fifteen months of Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds the […]
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Ultrasound system can remove BPA from water more effectively
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Researchers have found a new way to remove a common pollutant from water using controlled waves of ultrasound, without the use of additional chemicals. The system, developed by chemists from the University of Glasgow, can scrub up to 94% of the traces of Bisphenol A (BPA) from samples of contaminated water by using ultrasound to […]
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Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal: A Primer
The climate crisis has necessitated a wave of bold innovation. As new climate mitigation strategies have been developed, the law has often failed to keep up. This is especially clear in the ocean, where marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) projects – techniques that use the ocean to remove and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere […]
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State Responsibility and the ICJ’s Advisory Opinion on Climate Change: One Step at a Time
After the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its advisory opinion on Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change, many observers were quick to conclude that it “[opens] the door to a cascade of lawsuits” (Politico). The opinion is indeed an important confirmation that the rules of State responsibility apply in the climate change […]
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China Briefing 7 August 2025: Deadly floods; ‘Industrial Cthulhu’; Higher solar forecast
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. Key developments Floods killed 60 people after ‘year of rain in a week’ HUMAN TOLL: Heavy rainfall in late July killed at least 60 people across northern China, […]
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Trump administration proposal likely to boost innovation in drone technology
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A new set of federal regulations has been proposed by the US Trump administration that could provide a major stimulus to the development and sales of drone technology. On 6 August, Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy unveiled a new proposed regulation known as “Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS)”, stating that it “will unleash American […]
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Guest post: What an ‘ambitious’ 2035 electricity target looks like for China
China’s power sector is both the world’s largest emitter and the largest source of clean-energy growth, making it essential to global climate efforts. This means it will be a key part of China’s next nationally determined contribution (NDC) – its climate pledge under the Paris Agreement for 2035 – which all countries are expected to publish by […]
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Explainer: What is ‘climate anxiety’?
As temperature records are shattered, ice rapidly melts and extreme weather events worsen, many people around the world say they are feeling more worried about climate change. Researchers call this growing phenomenon “climate anxiety”. A new analysis examines 94 studies focused on climate anxiety, involving 170,000 people across 27 countries, to explore who it is […]
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Majority of UK energy networks are “underutilised”, says analysis using AI and digital line rating tools
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Up to three-quarters of the UK and Ireland’s electricity distribution networks may be operating below capacity, according to new analysis, raising questions about whether existing infrastructure could be used to ease the growing queue of renewable projects waiting to connect to the grid. The study, based on digital modelling and physics-enabled AI, found that three […]
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Eco-driving measures could significantly reduce vehicle emissions
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Any motorist who has ever waited through multiple cycles for a traffic light to turn green knows how annoying signalized intersections can be. But sitting at intersections isn’t just a drag on drivers’ patience — unproductive vehicle idling could contribute as much as 15 percent of the carbon dioxide emissions from U.S. land transportation. A […]